yo-yo mode

noun

The condition of having repeated intermittent failures, such that the system alternates between being up and down.

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Meanings

nounyo-yo mode (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablecomputingThe condition of having repeated intermittent failures, such that the system alternates between being up and down.
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yo-yo mode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yo-yo%20mode

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